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    Managers should always ask, "would I feel comfortable explaining to a national television audience why I took this action?" Established laws are generally considered minimum standards for ethics. Managers can feel confident that a decision is ethical if they can answer "yes" to the following questions: is the decision truthful? is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and friendships?

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    1.

    The golden rule – Act in a way you would expect others


    to act toward you.

    2. The utilitarian principle – Act in a way that results in the


    greatest good for the greatest number of people.

    3. The professional ethic – Take actions that would be


    viewed as proper by a disinterested panel of professional
    peers.

    4. The TV test – Managers should always ask, “Would I


    feel comfortable explaining to a national TV audience why
    I took this action?”

    5. The legal test – Is the proposed action or decision legal?


    Established laws are generally considered minimum
    standards for ethics.

    6. The four-way test – Managers can feel confident that a


    decision is ethical if they can answer “yes” to the following
    questions: Is the decision truthful? Is it fair to all
    concerned? Will it build goodwill and friendships? Will it
    be beneficial to all concerned?

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